Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-23
Personal.

Capt. E. Macon Jones of the Western
Division of the N. N. Sc nj. V. Ry., was
in the city last week on his way to Wash
ington to attend the marriage of his sister
| A window to the memory Of the late
Maj. j. C. Covell. Principal Of the West
| Va. D. D. & B. Institution, is about being
placed in st. Stephens Episcopal church
at Romney, w. Va.
Mrs. Travis Moncure, of King William
a daughter of the late Hon. Beverly
Douglas, is visiting Mrs. j. Emmett Guy.
Maj. Ii. M. Bell was at Anderson, W.
Va. last week.
Miss Mamie Boggs is visiting her
brother, Rev. w. E. Boggs, of Charleston,
| Kanawha.
Capt. James McLain of the Valley Ry.,
was painfully hurt by a fall from freight
car few days ago.
Judge John T. Harris and wife, of Har-
risonburg, are visiting their daughter.
Mrs. Heard, in Illinois.
Among the visitors to the capitol at
Richmond last week, was Judge Hugh W.
| Sleffey of Staunton.
| Mr.. J. II. Grabill the energetic Secre-
| tary of the Shenandoah County Agrlcul-
tural Society, was in Staunton, Tuesday,
and visited Mr.. M. Erskine Miller to get
him to send some of his now famous Jer-
seY stock to its fair next month, which
| promises to be one of the largest ever held
in the Valley.
! Maj. Alexander Hart. of Harris Bazaar,
left with his wife this week for New York
to select new stock of the latest fall dry
goods and millinery.
Maj. N. II. Hotchkiss who received a
severe fall from street car in Louisville
a few days ago, is at home recuperating.
The shock was very great. but there were
no bones broken, and the Major is rapidly
recovering from the accident.
Mr.. Henry Rosenbaum, a prominent
citizen of Roanoke, father of Mrs. g. A.
Gladke, is visiting his daughter.
A little son of Mr.. Frank Huffman, Of
the county had his leg broken few days
ago by the kick of a horse.
Cards are out for the marriage, at Will
sonviile, Highland county, Oct. 18th, of
Mr.. Charles A. Byrd to Miss Susan Ella
, Bratton, daughter of John f. Bra1ton
Esq.
Misses Mary Shipley and Bessie Gibson
| of Stanton, are visiting the family of
Rev. Isaac Gibson, at Norristown, Pa.
Among the lawyers attending the Court
of Appeals this week, was Judge 9. E..
Stuart of Alexandria, Speaker of the
House of Delegates.
| Mr.. W. Arthur Wilson, of Fort Defiance,
popular young gentleman of the county,
left yesterday to go into business at Hen
| derson, N. G.
Ex-Judge of the Court Of Appeals, Frank
| T. Anderson, of Lexington, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Ballard Bruce. He is in
| feeble health.
Mrs. FL. M. McIlhany has returned from
| visit of some weeks to her sister, Mrs.
DR.. Butler. in Southwestern Virginia.
| President VIM. Preston Johnston, of
Tulane University, La. is visiting his
son-in-law, Mr.. Il. st. G. Tucker.
Mr.. John f. Beard. of this city, propri-
etor of the Boards wagon yard, so widely
known TO the Augusta county people,
died Tuesday last after long illness.
Mr.. Carter Harrison, Civil Engineer,
now engaged in Kentucky, is visiting rel
atives in this county.
Miss Jennie Woodward who has been
| spending the summer at the Valley
| Springs, has returned home, accompanied
| by her friend Miss Lizzie Fletcher of
| Washington city.
| Mr.. Jno. M. Henkle. of Augusta, who
| goes to his Rock bridge farm to reside, has
/ sold his farm in this county to Mr.. Cox of
City Point, Va.
| Mr.. Julius c. scheffer has presented the
! District Fair Association with beautiful
| $50, ladies gold watch to be given the best
| lady rider at the fair. It is a fine piece of
| workmanship.
Mr. w. A. Cushing of the we'll known
auction firm of E. M. Gushing & Son, has
entered large auction house in Balti-
more, and in a week or two will remove
to that city to reside. Mrs. Gushing and
child left for their new home yesterday.
Capt. W. P. Tams, of Staunton, has
been selected to have charge of the COM
| petitive drill of Cadet corps at the District
Association Fair.
Mr.. Lorenzo D. Smith, we'll known
engineer on the G. Il o. road, died at
Clifton Forge yesterday. He belonged to
Stauntou Lodge No, Is A. f. q A. M :,
and will be buried here this morning